Improvement in ornamental glass panels



W. BLEISS. ORNAMENTAL GLASAS PANELS..

No.185,013. Patented Dema-1876 `ITNESSES: [MENTOR:

%V I! I ATTORNEYSu UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE,

' WIL'LIAM BLEss, OF NEW YORK, N. Y;

IMPROVEMENTlN ORNAMENTAL GLASS'PANELS. s

'Specification forming part of Letters Petent No. s5,o 3. dated December 5, 1876; application filed September 9. '1876.

To all whom it may concem:

Be it known that I, WILLIAM BLEIss, of the city, county, and State of New York, have invented certain lnprovenents in Ornamental Glass Panels or Tiles, of which the following is a specification In the acconpanying drawing, Figure 1 is a face View of my improved panel. Fig. 2 is a transverse section online a; a: in Fig. 1.

` paint. The design is intended to be seen by looking through the glassfrom the smooth side.

To produce my ornanental panel, I take glass having a roughened nr crystalized surface, and trace thei-con a design in suitable colors to rep'eset the seams between the pieces conposi g a mosaic. Transparent col-' ors are then laid over portions of the work,

' and gold-leaf is laid over the entire surface of the g'lass,and a backing added, which is composed of equal parts of white and red lead,-

patent drier, and Japan gold-size. The proport'ons of this hacking may be changed, or any material 'that will protect the surface and form' a durable coatig may be used.

In Fi g. 2, a represents the glass, b the material forming the design, and o the hacking.

Apanel thns prepared will not'peel, crack or blister. It is durable, and may be used -for interier or exterior decorations'for signs, t-ilin g, borders, and many other purposes.

Having thus described my invention, what I claim as new,and desire to secure by Letters Patenta, is-

As a. new article of manufacture, an 'orna mental glass panel, the same consisting of a. platc of glass having a rough or crystallized surface at the back, upon which surface is a design in opaque and transparent colors,

backed with gold-leaf, 'the whole provided with a protectiug-back of .cement or paint, I

substantially as'shorvu and described.-

Witnesses z 0.;SEDGWIcK,

.ALEX. F. ROBERTS.

WILLIAM BLEISS. 

